CAD Simplified

I just completed two CAD classes with Chris. He enjoys teaching and is very skilled in CAD. He never made me feel inadequate and is patient with his students. I’m old school though I’m leaving with the knowledge and confidence to further my skills.
The new facility is beautiful, professional and very convenient to the Bart.

Learning from Zak is amazing: he makes things relatable, easy to understand, enables tons of practice time so you can really memorize and learn how to use new software, and he is able to keep pace even when we students interject with questions. He’s a really fantastic teacher! I took the 2-​day weekend SketchUp class in Jan 2016 and went from having zero experience having used the program to feeling UNSTOPPABLE with the program! I’m basically a 3D rendering monster at this point! You learn how to navigate and use the program, all the shortcuts, and also tricks to render things that Zak figured out himself. I would HIGHLY recommend Zak + CAD Simplified to anyone looking to start using or improve their skills in a creative software. Such a great investment, and I couldn’t be more thrilled with how much I learned or the confidence I’ve gained in my SketchUp technical skills.

Zak is an excellent teacher! He always has the right solution for any questions you may have.
I just finished his AutoCAD Level 1 course and learned more from just one class session than spending many hours online learning through watching videos and tutorials. He is clear with directions and shows you all the shortcuts that will make things easier.
I would definitely recommend Zak to anyone!

Zak is awesome! AutoCAD was feeling like a foreign language but Zak helped explain it well and build my confidence in understanding the program. Zak is super patience and intuitively gets the program which makes his teaching that much more interesting and understandable. Zak is worth every penny!

Working with Zak from Cad Simplified helped me get over the hump of working in Revit with no previous experience. Zak was fast, able to respond immediately to the specific, and rather unusual aspects of revit that I needed for my work. Couldn’t give a more positive rating.

I’m not usually prone to writing reviews, but I was so impressed with Zak as a teacher that I feel compelled to share my wonderful experience at CAD Simplified! I highly recommend Zak and CAD Simplified! I just took his SketchUp class and was very impressed with Zak’s knowledge level and teaching ability. He taught a ton of time-​saving shortcuts, and he was a very patient and entertaining teacher. He was able to quickly gauge the skill level in the room and tailored the class accordingly. After this class, I feel very confident that I can immediately start using SketchUp to produce high quality work product.

Zak is an excellent teacher. He’s knowledgable, patient, and is very good at conveying complex ideas into simple, easy to understand lessons.
I took his sketchup course to improve my 3D modeling skills at work. Though I felt like I had a pretty good grasp on the program, I still learned many things from him I wouldn’t have figured out on my own for a long while.

I decided to learn Auto Cad to help my husband in his engineering work. So I looked up where to take Cad classes in SF. I looked at a few different schools. The collages. I started reading the reviews on them.
I found Cad Simplified, curious, I looked at the reviews. Excellent reviews. I saw that multiple people had said that these classes were taught in such a way that you would learn very quickly the best and fastest way to use Cad. Also, the cost for the classes is very good. Very reasonable. In 12 hours I was drawing floor plans. In the next 12 hours I am able to fully help my husband prepare drawings for submittal. Zak and Chris are both great. Very personable. Chris taught my classes. I instantly connected with him. Very good teacher. Very good program. Very good for busy people. This is how learning should be!!!

Zak is one of the best tutors ever!, he is knowleable, friendly, patient and a well prepared instructor… I recommend him with no doubt!

CAD Simplified is a great way to learn. Zak is very easy to understand and puts learning into a step-​by-​step, easy to learn format. I learned way more in 4 classes than I thought I ever would! I am looking forward to taking the second class to gain even more knowledge soon. Definitely worth the 2+ hour drive it takes me to get there!

I spent three hours with Zak and he was tremendously helpful. He understood my specific goals and worked with me to create the Autocad templates and drawings I need for my business. He really understood and tried to tailor everything to my specific needs, which is exactly what I needed rather than generic cad tutoring or q&a help. He is a thorough and patient teacher and knows his stuff. Highly recommended. I will be using his help again in the future.

I never thought after only 4 sessions I’m gonna be able to draw so simple. Thank you Zak for everything. Auto cad was always a big issue for me as a civil engineer because it was always too complicated. I was graduated 15 years ago though!

«Zak is an amazing CAD instructor and has the ability to pass his vast knowledge onto his students in a way that makes it easy to learn. His communication, attentiveness and his truly caring for the results makes him my first choice without any doubt. Not only is he generous with his time during hired time but he has often generously assisted me without hesitation, often with very little notice. When necessary I work with him remotely so distance poses no obstacle to our working together. I have the highest regard for him, his professional demeanor and his complete trustworthiness and have no hesitation recommending him to anyone who wants to learn AutoCad or Revit from scratch or to improve an existing ability»

Zak is an amazing teacher! He teaches much more than just how AutoCAD works – he taught ME how to work AutoCAD – right down to how to use the keyboard and the mouse simultaneously to maintain the connection between my brain, the screen and the commands. He taught me to intuitively use the software in a way that was best for me, as opposed to just rattling off a checklist of commands and their functions. Thank you Zak!!!

I met Zak years ago as an Instructor at the Academy of Art University, in San Francisco, CA. He filled in and finished my AutoCad class my second semester. I had learned more in the two weeks he taught in my class then I had the whole semester from the previous instructor! He has a way of simplifying and teaching software programs that make it easy for anyone to learn.
In the summer of 2013, I took his beginning and intermediate Revit classes he offers through CADSIMPLIED. Needless to say I was impressed not only by what I learned in a short amount of time, but also by his patience. The class was a nice size which made it more intimate and offered one on one teaching as well.
For anyone interested in taking AutoCad, Revit or any of the other programs Zak offers I would highly recommenced CADSimplified.

If you want to learn AutoCAD or Revit your best bet is to sign up with one of Zak’s classes. I learned so much more from Zak than when I signed up for an 8-​week Revit course from Berkeley Extension!
Zak’s classes are focused, project oriented and goes beyond the basics. He is extremely professional knowledgeable and patient with his students. He is great at breaking concepts down to make it easier to understand. It is well worth the money to invest in yourself by taking Zak’s courses, because the return is two-​fold on your career. Zak is also a nice guy and a jack of all trades… that does stand up on the side.

Zak is a very good and intuitive teacher. With in depth knowledge and experience with the software programs he quickly picks up on your skill level and doesn’t waste time on stuff you already know.
He is patient, explains and teaches in a highly organized manner as well as being extremely caring and pleasant.
I can highly recommend him and will turn to him anytime I am stuck working in any of the design software programs. Worth every penny!
paulette

Zak is the best! My boss hired him for some help in our Interior Design office and he has helped us out so much. He is very organized, and INCREDIBLY knowledgeable. Along with being patient, he is also very interested in teaching you– not just showing you where to click and be done with it– he wants you to truly understand. I can’t say enough nice things about him!

Tutoring with Zak has proven to be a wonderful experience thus far, & I’m sure I’ll continue to seek his tutoring assistance with AutoCAD, Revit, & 3Ds Max. He’s extremely knowledgeable, works & teaches us to work on these programs efficiently, intelligently and strategically as interior designers & architects. He’s professional, and consistently supportive, invested in teaching & encouraging. I feel like I’m definitely in good hands & excited to continue learning.
I definitely agree that he has an excellent way of explaining everything, is flexible to your learning needs, and is great at answering questions, even when these questions don’t make very much sense sometimes! He’s actually been juggling my friend & I’s questions, styles, tangents, & even differing paces at times :)
I am pleased to recommend him!

You know how there are some people that just know how to explain things? It’s more about their inherent personality than it is their background. There are some really smart people out there with impressive backgrounds, but that doesn’t mean they know how to explain things. Zak, fortunately, is someone who can. He explained things to me in a few minutes that I hadn’t fully understood after many minutes of instruction from someone else.
He can also his adapt his style to your needs. Though he’s been tutoring for a long time and through many iterations of software, and this has of course resulted in some strong opinions about the most efficient way to use the software (and he is most likely right), he still listens to you and how you think about the problem, and adapts accordingly. He watches you try to do it yourself in order to make sure you’re really getting it. He checks in with you to make sure his style is working for you.
He’s extremely smart but doesn’t make you feel stupid. He’s equally comfortable on Mac or PC. He responds quickly to questions and seems easy to get ahold of, even evenings or weekends. He’s expensive but worth it, especially if you have short-​term needs.

Zak is an excellent tutor. I am taking Revit at UC Berkeley Extension. I was completely lost after 4 classes. I reached out to Zak and I’m so glad I did! I was on the verge of dropping the Revit class and losing my tuition money. What a great investment Zak is!
Zak immediately put me at ease. I expressed my Revit anxiety and he asked me where that came from — what a guy! At the outset, Zak showed me much better and simpler ways to navigate — and made it much easier for me not to forget. He looked at what I was learning, figured out what I was doing wrong and taught me what I needed to know to catch up. And we made good progress in learning some stuff for my next class. In an hour, I felt I was very well prepared to face the Revit monster (ok, it’s really a nice, powerful monster). I would definitely come back to him again if I get in a lost panic.
Zak is very nice, personable and professional. As a bonus, he is easy on the eyes and physically fit (had to add that in). I highly recommend Zak as a tutor and as a professional.